| Literature DB >> 23026386 |
João Vieira1, Luís Pinto da Silva, Joaquim C G Esteves da Silva.
Abstract
Firefly luciferase is the most important and studied bioluminescence system. Due to very interesting characteristics, this system has gained numerous biomedical, pharmaceutical and bioanalytical applications, among others. In order to improve the use of this system, various researchers have tried to understand experimentally the colour of bioluminescence, and to create ways of tuning the colour emitted. The objective of this manuscript is to review the experimental studies of firefly luciferin and oxyluciferin, and related analogues, fluorescence and bioluminescence.Mesh:
Substances:
Year: 2012 PMID: 23026386 DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2012.08.017
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Photochem Photobiol B ISSN: 1011-1344 Impact factor: 6.252